{"id":2171,"date":"2025-01-18T13:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T13:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/mitsotakis-meets-cdu-leader-merz-in-berlin\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T13:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T13:12:08","slug":"mitsotakis-meets-cdu-leader-merz-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/mitsotakis-meets-cdu-leader-merz-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitsotakis meets CDU leader Merz in Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1259011\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mitsotakis_Merz-320x200.jpg?v=1737189861\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mitsotakis_Merz.jpg?v=1737189861\" alt=\"Mitsotakis meets CDU leader Merz in Berlin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mitsotakis_Merz-960x600.jpg?v=1737189861\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Prime Minister\u2019s Office via Intime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the leader of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) and chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz on Friday, on the sidelines of the European People\u2019s Party leaders\u2019 meeting in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources in Athens, Mitsotakis and Merz discussed issues of mutual and European interest were discussed, focusing on the economy and the competitiveness of the European Union, the upcoming elections in Germany, and the recovery of the Greek economy.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders also touched on the CDU\u2019s program for the February 23 elections, which was found to have common ground with the program implemented by the Mitsotakis\u2019 government.<\/p>\n<p>According to the same sources, Mitsotakis also referred to the digitalization of the state and highlighted the success in this area.<\/p>\n<p>Mitsotakis and Merz exchanged views on the issue of European defense. Mitsotakis reiterated the need for joint European funding of important defense programs of common interest to the European Union, such as European air defense. 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